Lobbying return by Macra na Feirme
AgricultureTo ensure the the Common Agricultural Policy 2020 has included in it measures to increase and further generation renewal and thus include measures focused on young farmers.
Politician · Senator · 27th Seanad
Returns filed on the Register of Lobbying, newest first, with the policy area and intended results as the lobbyist published them.
To ensure the the Common Agricultural Policy 2020 has included in it measures to increase and further generation renewal and thus include measures focused on young farmers.
To receive funding to aid the development of Mary Immaculate College Library.
To inform members of the Dail & Seanad of issues facing people with disabilities in relation to Personal Assistance Hours and secure funding
To inform members of the Dail & Seanad of issues facing people with disabilities in relation to housing and the need to implement policy
To inform members of the Dail & Seanad of issues facing people with disabilities in relation to transport and the need to implement policy
The introduction of a cost of disability payment to help equalise the the cost of living experienced by people with disabilities
Passing of Sexual Offence bill
To inform members of the Oireachtas on the case for protecting all human life with emphasis on protecting the 8th Amendment.
To establish a credit union supported, state backed fund for Social Housing
Discretion in lending small amounts to be restored to credit unions::To ensure credit is available for the most vulnerable
To tackle income volatility:::- Extension of income averaging where farmer’s spouse is self-employed - where a spouse of a farmer has a fully separable source of income from self-employment, income averaging should be allowed on the farm profits.::- Individualising income…
Agri-Environment Schemes - GLAS - that funding of €250m is allocated for agri-environment schemes in Budget 2017, with full payments for all GLAS, AEOS and oranic scheme participants::Areas of Natural Constraints - that funding is increased by €25m in Budget 2017, to €225m, This…
To provide low cost loans to farmers to alleviate cashflow pressures across all sectors::That these loans would be available to farmers from January 2017::That the Minister for Agriculture communicates with the Strategic Banking Corporation (SBCI) to urge greater engagement with…
To establish a credit union supported, state backed fund for SMEs
That the Minister for Agriculture would put in place a crisis fund for farmers who have suffered crop losses of 25-50% and straw losses in excess of 50%::That Aid would be paid on a once-off basic to cereal and oilseed growers who can demonstrate that they incurred substantial…